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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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